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Wild Wicked Highlanders #3.5
Great Scot!
Previously published in the anthology Kissing Under the Mistletoe, New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Enoch returns to the Scottish highlands to bring the delightful and steamy Christmas historical romance novella Great Scot!
Miss Jane Bansil knows she will never have a fairy-tale moment. Well past the marriageable age, she’s taken a position as a companion and is now stuck in Scotland for Christmas, alone even in the middle of the boisterous MacTaggert family. But when Brennan Andrews, an architect and cousin to the MacTaggerts, arrives to draw up plans for a new family home, Jane must decide if she will take a chance at a happily-ever-after, or settle into her small, safe life for good.
Miss Jane Bansil knows she will never have a fairy-tale moment. Well past the marriageable age, she’s taken a position as a companion and is now stuck in Scotland for Christmas, alone even in the middle of the boisterous MacTaggert family. But when Brennan Andrews, an architect and cousin to the MacTaggerts, arrives to draw up plans for a new family home, Jane must decide if she will take a chance at a happily-ever-after, or settle into her small, safe life for good.
104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2021
About the author
Suzanne Enoch
97 books2,645 followersSuzanne was born in Southern California sometime in the latter half of the 20th century. In the way that some people are born knowing they want to be astronauts or cellists, Suzanne always knew she wanted to be a writer. Early dreams of becoming a zoologist and writing true stories about her adventures in Africa were crushed, however, after she viewed a television special about the world’s most poisonous snakes; she did NOT want to write about how she’d been bitten and lost a limb to a cobra. Thankfully at the same time the movie “Star Wars” premiered, and she realized that she could make up adventures and write about them, and not be eaten by deadly predators while doing research.
She dabbled in romantic fantasy writing for a year or two after graduating with a degree in English from the University of California, Irvine, until her affection for traditional Regency romances led her to write one for fun. After several encouraging rejections from publishers, she snared the interest of the world’s best and most patient literary agent, who advised her to revise the manuscript. This ultimately led to the publication of her first book, The Black Duke’s Prize, from Avon Books in the Spring of 1995. A second Regency, Angel’s Devil, followed that Fall.
When Avon folded its traditional Regency line, Suzanne was encouraged to try her hand at historical romance. As she remained keenly interested in England’s Regency period, she decided to attempt another manuscript set in that time. Lady Rogue hit the shelves in March of 1997. She wrote a total of 29 books for Avon, including two anthologies and a five-part contemporary series which received a pair of starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. One of those books, Twice the Temptation, was named one of the five best romances of the year by PW in 2007.
In 2002 her well-known love of all things “Star Wars” led to an invitation to appear on the E! channel in the television special “Star Wars: The Force Is Back”, where she discussed the romance in the movie series and ended up with more air time than George Lucas.
In 2010 Suzanne left Avon Books for St. Martin’s Press, where she continues to pen historical romance novels. Her 31st book, Taming an Impossible Rogue, is set to arrive in March 2012.
Suzanne is known for her humorous characters, sexy bad boys, and whip-sharp, witty dialogue. She currently resides in Placentia, California with several hundred guppies and various other tropical fish, and handful of very loud, spinach-loving finches. And her collection of action figures and statues from “Star Wars”, “Lord of the Rings”, “X-Men”, and “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Everybody needs some inspiration, after all.
www.facebook.com/SuzanneEnoch
She dabbled in romantic fantasy writing for a year or two after graduating with a degree in English from the University of California, Irvine, until her affection for traditional Regency romances led her to write one for fun. After several encouraging rejections from publishers, she snared the interest of the world’s best and most patient literary agent, who advised her to revise the manuscript. This ultimately led to the publication of her first book, The Black Duke’s Prize, from Avon Books in the Spring of 1995. A second Regency, Angel’s Devil, followed that Fall.
When Avon folded its traditional Regency line, Suzanne was encouraged to try her hand at historical romance. As she remained keenly interested in England’s Regency period, she decided to attempt another manuscript set in that time. Lady Rogue hit the shelves in March of 1997. She wrote a total of 29 books for Avon, including two anthologies and a five-part contemporary series which received a pair of starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. One of those books, Twice the Temptation, was named one of the five best romances of the year by PW in 2007.
In 2002 her well-known love of all things “Star Wars” led to an invitation to appear on the E! channel in the television special “Star Wars: The Force Is Back”, where she discussed the romance in the movie series and ended up with more air time than George Lucas.
In 2010 Suzanne left Avon Books for St. Martin’s Press, where she continues to pen historical romance novels. Her 31st book, Taming an Impossible Rogue, is set to arrive in March 2012.
Suzanne is known for her humorous characters, sexy bad boys, and whip-sharp, witty dialogue. She currently resides in Placentia, California with several hundred guppies and various other tropical fish, and handful of very loud, spinach-loving finches. And her collection of action figures and statues from “Star Wars”, “Lord of the Rings”, “X-Men”, and “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Everybody needs some inspiration, after all.
www.facebook.com/SuzanneEnoch
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January 7, 2023
⭐⭐💫
2½ stars.
➕ What I liked :
Tall/tallish heroine.
Older heroine (33)
Interesting information about the Scottish holiday/celebration of Hogmanay.
Christmas theme.
Scotland setting.
➖ What I disliked:
The story was slow-paced in the beginning.
Rather rushed ending.
The chemistry and romantic build up was lacking and unconvincing.
Rather flat and bland main characters.
The heroine is too timid and rather immature for her age (even for a historical romance setting)
The heroine has low self-worth/confidence (even if some of it is understandable with her background, it was a little bit over the top)
2½ stars.
➕ What I liked :
Tall/tallish heroine.
Older heroine (33)
Interesting information about the Scottish holiday/celebration of Hogmanay.
Christmas theme.
Scotland setting.
➖ What I disliked:
The story was slow-paced in the beginning.
Rather rushed ending.
The chemistry and romantic build up was lacking and unconvincing.
Rather flat and bland main characters.
The heroine is too timid and rather immature for her age (even for a historical romance setting)
The heroine has low self-worth/confidence (even if some of it is understandable with her background, it was a little bit over the top)
November 14, 2022
Nice...
November 26, 2025
Jane Bansil has companioned the entire MacTaggert family up to Scotland, where she meets their cousin, Brennan Andrews. Within 4 days, they meet, make eyes, mack, do the sex, and get engaged!
1. A short, competent little seasonal romance!
2. The cover is a lie tho: Jane shows up in red!! Reader, be warned!!
3. As much as I enjoyed the ... quietness of Jane and Brennan finding one another, the denouement was a little too ~emotional evolution-laden, which didn't necessarily feel earned by the rest of the story.
1. A short, competent little seasonal romance!
2. The cover is a lie tho: Jane shows up in red!! Reader, be warned!!
3. As much as I enjoyed the ... quietness of Jane and Brennan finding one another, the denouement was a little too ~emotional evolution-laden, which didn't necessarily feel earned by the rest of the story.
January 11, 2024
2.5 stars.
I was expecting more from this. The writing is fine but the plot, characters, and chemistry between the leads is middle of the road. I was a little bored reading it.
One thing that bothered me was the heroine putting herself down every time and referring to both her and the MMC as “not perfect” because he lost his eye and she was a plain Jane? I disliked that message and I thought a romance book should do better than that.
Steam: 2 out of 5. One open door scene, quick and not overly descriptive.
I was expecting more from this. The writing is fine but the plot, characters, and chemistry between the leads is middle of the road. I was a little bored reading it.
One thing that bothered me was the heroine putting herself down every time and referring to both her and the MMC as “not perfect” because he lost his eye and she was a plain Jane? I disliked that message and I thought a romance book should do better than that.
Steam: 2 out of 5. One open door scene, quick and not overly descriptive.
May 31, 2023
3.5 stars
a sweet, charming short story of finding love for cousins Amy (from the wives side) and Brennan (from the husbands side).
It's a welcome addition to this series.
good story & characters.
a sweet, charming short story of finding love for cousins Amy (from the wives side) and Brennan (from the husbands side).
It's a welcome addition to this series.
good story & characters.
October 18, 2022
Also included in the anthology "Kissing Under The Mistletoe". 😍
April 15, 2023
Cons: instalove, short page count, missing context due to having not read the rest of the series
Pros: actually spinsterish heroine (33, not early-to-mid 20s, like most spinster books), delicious self-doubt and insecurity and skittishness
If it had a nice Misunderstanding, it would be a solid 4-star book and probably on the recurring reads shelf, but it’s simple and sweet and pretty much angst-free. I did love the heroine though, off to pour over the author’s other books! (3.5 stars)
Pros: actually spinsterish heroine (33, not early-to-mid 20s, like most spinster books), delicious self-doubt and insecurity and skittishness
If it had a nice Misunderstanding, it would be a solid 4-star book and probably on the recurring reads shelf, but it’s simple and sweet and pretty much angst-free. I did love the heroine though, off to pour over the author’s other books! (3.5 stars)
December 21, 2022
Omg! I read this twice!
I knew I remembered but was confused and I realized that was when I already read this short story before and it was under "Kissing under the Mistletoe"
Wow, how embarrassing. Well I enjoyed it very much!
Brennan ❤️ Jane
Wish it was longer
I knew I remembered but was confused and I realized that was when I already read this short story before and it was under "Kissing under the Mistletoe"
Wow, how embarrassing. Well I enjoyed it very much!
Brennan ❤️ Jane
Wish it was longer
October 12, 2022
Short with a happy ending
October 19, 2022
short and sweet holiday story. h is a bit annoying, but it all works out.
November 24, 2022
3.5 out of 5
March 13, 2023
Jane gets her HEA ending and I enjoyed the part she played in the previous book, so I was rooting for her. Unfortunately, this short story was a bit of a yawn.
December 16, 2023
A lovely seasonal novella
December 17, 2023
Wow. I have never read a sex scene where there’s Scottish accent dirty talk, especially not historically, so two stars for originality.
December 21, 2023
Sweet novella with a love a first site story of Brennan and Jane. I liked how this story unfolded with just enough of them getting to know each other before claiming love on Christmas
March 31, 2024
Very cute story.
October 7, 2024
Love getting more of this family 💛 sweet novella.
August 27, 2025
The heroine was a bit pathetic.
December 17, 2025
bad. bad bad bad bad. is it the novella length that makes this so rushed and strange?? utterly lacking in the fun and charm that made this series such a scream. and the instalove?? simply not my bag
December 25, 2024
3.75 stars.
A sweet, simple Christmas romance. I liked the writing and the characters. There is the usual suspension of disbelief needed when the couple declares love and marriage after a few day’s acquaintance, though.
A sweet, simple Christmas romance. I liked the writing and the characters. There is the usual suspension of disbelief needed when the couple declares love and marriage after a few day’s acquaintance, though.
January 16, 2023
This was SO sweet and wholesome. My only complaint is I wish it was longer and I wish we got an epilogue.
January 27, 2026
I liked that the romance was between a companion and an architect, but I wish that the relationship development was more drawn out.
December 11, 2022
Tragedy to triumph
Jane endured a life of tragedies and loneliness. Losing her family, she went to live with her uncle and aunt to help care for her cousin Amy.
When Amy fell in love with Niall, Jane helped them elope and run away. Jane's aunt disowned her and threw her out.
Niall's mother offered Jane a job as her companion.
When MacTaggets went back to Scotland for the holidays.
Jane met Brennan. Brennan was dealing with his own tragedy. An old injury leaving with scar and loss eye.
Brennan loss his wife to illness.
In Scotland Jane found love and an exceptional life with Brennan.
Jane endured a life of tragedies and loneliness. Losing her family, she went to live with her uncle and aunt to help care for her cousin Amy.
When Amy fell in love with Niall, Jane helped them elope and run away. Jane's aunt disowned her and threw her out.
Niall's mother offered Jane a job as her companion.
When MacTaggets went back to Scotland for the holidays.
Jane met Brennan. Brennan was dealing with his own tragedy. An old injury leaving with scar and loss eye.
Brennan loss his wife to illness.
In Scotland Jane found love and an exceptional life with Brennan.
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